US20120075984A1 - Method and apparatus for estimating far-end crosstalk channel - Google Patents

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US20120075984A1 US13/311,230 US201113311230A US2012075984A1 US 20120075984 A1 US20120075984 A1 US 20120075984A1 US 201113311230 A US201113311230 A US 201113311230A US 2012075984 A1 US2012075984 A1 US 2012075984A1
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  • Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of data communications, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for estimating a Far-End Crosstalk channel.
  • xDSL is a general term of all DSL (Digital Subscriber Line, digital subscriber line) technologies, and is a high-speed data transmission technology that uses a twisted pair telephone line, namely, a unshielded twist pair (Unshielded Twist Pair, UTP), for transmission.
  • DSL for baseband transmission such as IDSL (DSL based on ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network, integrated services digital network)) and SHDSL (Symmetric High-speed DSL, symmetric high-speed DSL)
  • xDSL for passband transmission uses the frequency division multiplexing technology to make the xDSL and the POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service, plain old telephone service) coexist on the same twisted pair.
  • IDSL DSL based on ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network, integrated services digital network)
  • SHDSL Symmetric High-speed DSL, symmetric high-speed DSL
  • xDSL for passband transmission uses the frequency division multiplexing technology to make the xDSL and the POTS (P
  • the xDSL occupies a high-frequency band
  • the POTS occupies a baseband part that is lower than 4 KHz
  • a POTS signal is separated from an xDSL signal through a splitter.
  • the xDSL for passband transmission employs Discrete Multi-Tone (DMT) modulation.
  • DMT Discrete Multi-Tone
  • a system that provides access to multiple xDSL signals is referred to as a DSL Access Multiplexer (DSLAM).
  • DSL Access Multiplexer DSL Access Multiplexer
  • Crosstalk is generally categorized, based on features, into Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT) and Far-End Crosstalk (FEXT). Because uplink and downlink channels of the xDSL employ frequency division multiplexing, generally the NEXT does not impair the system performance too much. However, the FEXT affects the transmission performance of a line seriously.
  • NEXT Near-End Crosstalk
  • FEXT Far-End Crosstalk
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of FEXT illustrated in, for example; a CO/RT two-line pair scenario.
  • CO is a central office device
  • RT is a remote device
  • CPE 1 and CPE 2 are Customer Premises Equipment corresponding to CO and RT respectively
  • a solid arrow indicates normal signal transmission
  • a dotted arrow indicates a Far-End Crosstalk signal.
  • FIG. 1 schematically illustrates FEXT in, for example, a CO/RT two-line pair (or two-line) scenario.
  • a cable bundle may include multiple lines, and the FEXT exists between these lines.
  • the FEXT exists not only between a CO line and an RT line, but also between two CO lines, and between two RT lines. In all such FEXTs, the crosstalk imposed by the RT line onto the CO line affects the transmission performance most seriously.
  • FIG. 1 schematically illustrates FEXT in, for example, a CO/RT two-line pair (or two-line) scenario.
  • a cable bundle may include multiple lines, and the FEXT exists between these lines.
  • the FEXT exists not only between a CO line and an RT line, but also between two CO lines, and between two RT lines. In all such FEXTs, the crosstalk imposed by the RT line onto the CO line affects the transmission performance most seriously.
  • FIG. 1 schematically illustrates
  • a dotted line L 2 indicates the Far-End Crosstalk imposed by the RT line onto the CO line, which affects the performance most seriously.
  • the FEXT causes a low rate, instable performance, and even failure of service activation to some line, and finally leads to a low line activation rate of the DSLAM.
  • the Dynamic Spectral Management (DSM) solution is one of the technical solutions for eliminating or mitigating the impact of Far-End Crosstalk,
  • the DSM technology concentratedly optimizes and manages various parameter configurations and signal transmit power spectral density by a series of methods, and even coordinates the transmission and receiving of signals in a whole cable bundle, so that the line transmission performance in the whole cable bundle is optimized.
  • FIG. 2 shows a reference model 200 of a DSM.
  • a Spectrum Management Center (SMC) 210 collects information such as working status of a DSL line through a DSM-D interface 220 , interacts with an operator's network through a DSM-S interface 230 , and delivers control information through a DSM-C interface 240 .
  • SMC Spectrum Management Center
  • the DSM is divided into four layers in total.
  • the SMC can collect detailed parameter information through the DSM-D interface, and can relatively accurately control the transmit power spectral density.
  • a major difficulty existing in applying the DSM L 2 to an actual product is the obtaining of a Far-End Crosstalk channel.
  • a method in the prior art is to obtain the Far-End Crosstalk channel through, for example, line grouping, extraction of a line model, and calculation of a line crosstalk model, and is characterized by low accuracy.
  • Another Far-End Crosstalk channel measurement method in the prior art mainly includes the following steps.
  • Step 1 Collect a transmit power P 2 (nT) of a line 2 and a Signal-to-Noise Ratio parameter SNR 1 (nT) of a line 1 based on each subcarrier in a fixed time interval (T).
  • the line 2 imposes Far-End Crosstalk onto the line 1 , when the transmit power spectrum of the line 2 changes, a noise power of the line 1 changes accordingly.
  • a general noise change rule of the line 1 is not only related to the transmit power of the line 2 , but also related to transmit powers of other crosstalk sources.
  • the noise power change of the line 1 includes transmit power change information of the line 2 , namely, H 21 (f 0 ) ⁇ P del2 (nT)+ . . . +H m1 (f 0 ) ⁇ P delm (nT).
  • a result of Formula (1) is a crosstalk coefficient of the line 2 to the line 1 at a specific frequency f 0 .
  • Step 4 Calculate crosstalk coefficients at certain frequency or frequencies according to formula (1).
  • the method is defective in that the crosstalk channel function cannot be calculated until massive transmit power changes of the crosstalk sources and the noise power of the crosstalk target are obtained in a time which is long enough.
  • Embodiments of the present invention provide a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation method and apparatus in a two-line pair scenario, so as to obtain the Far-End Crosstalk channel quickly.
  • Embodiments of the present invention further provide a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation method and apparatus in a CO/RT two-line pair scenario, so as to quickly obtain a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by an RT line onto a CO line.
  • a line noise of the CO line under a condition that the CO line is activated independently is rationally approximated, so that the Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by the RT line onto the CO line is obtained more conveniently.
  • Embodiments of the present invention further provide a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation method and apparatus in a CO/RT multi-line pair scenario.
  • a rational silence line noise is set in place of a precise measurement.
  • a joint Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by RT lines onto a CO line is obtained through simple line control steps, thereby ensuring the practicality in a multi-line pair scenario.
  • the Far-End Crosstalk channel or the joint Far-End Crosstalk channel obtained through the foregoing methods and apparatuses can be directly used to implement the DSM L 2 technology to eliminate or mitigate the impact of crosstalk.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation method, for estimating a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by a first line onto a second line in a two-line pair scenario.
  • the method includes: activating a first line independently, and obtaining a line noise of the first line as a first line noise; activating the first line and a second line, and obtaining a line noise of the first line as a second line noise; and determining a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by the second line onto the first line to be: (the second line noise ⁇ the first line noise)/a transmit power spectral density of the second line, where the transmit power spectral density of the second line is known.
  • the first line may be a CO line
  • the second line may be an RT line.
  • An embodiment of the present invention further provides a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation method, for estimating a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by an RT line onto a CO line in a CO/RT two-line pair scenario.
  • the method includes: activating an RT line and a CO line; obtaining a line noise of the CO line as a first line noise; obtaining a line noise of the RT line as a second line noise; and determining a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by the RT line onto the CO line to be (the second line noise ⁇ the first line noise)/a transmit power spectral density of the RT line, where the transmit power spectral density of the RT line is known.
  • An embodiment of the present invention further provides a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation method, for estimating a joint Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by all RT lines onto a CO line when at least one CO line and at least one RT line exist.
  • the method includes: setting a predetermined silence line noise of all lines; controlling all RT lines so that all the RT lines have the same transmit power spectral density; activating all the lines, and obtaining a line noise of a CO line as a first line noise; and determining a joint Far-End Crosstalk channel function imposed by all the RT lines onto the CO line to be: (the first line noise ⁇ the predetermined silence line noise)/the transmit power spectral density of the RT lines.
  • the setting the predetermined silence line noise of all the lines may include: selecting a proper noise power spectral density as the predetermined silence line noise.
  • the setting the predetermined silence line noise of all the lines may further include: activating all the lines, obtaining line noises of all the lines, and selecting a minimum line noise in the obtained line noises as the predetermined silence line noise.
  • An embodiment of the present invention further provides a Far-End Crosstalk estimation method, for estimating a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by an RT line onto a CO line in a CO/RT two-line pair scenario.
  • the method includes: determining a line noise of a CO line under a condition that the CO line is activated independently as a first line noise; activating an RT line and the CO line, and obtaining a line noise of the CO line as a second line noise; and determining a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by the RT line onto the CO line to be: (the second line noise ⁇ the first line noise)/a transmit power spectral density of the RT line, where the transmit power spectral density of the RT line is known.
  • An embodiment of the present invention further provides a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation apparatus, for estimating a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by a first line onto a second line in a two-line pair scenario.
  • the apparatus includes: a first obtaining unit, configured to activate a first line independently, and obtain a line noise of the first line as a first line noise; a second obtaining unit, configured to activate the first line and a second line, and obtain a line noise of the first line as a second line noise; and a determination unit, configured to determine a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by the second line onto the first line to be: (the second line noise ⁇ the first line noise)/a transmit power spectral density of the second line, where the transmit power spectral density of the second line is known.
  • An embodiment of the present invention further provides a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation apparatus, for estimating a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by an RT line onto a CO line in a CO/RT two-line pair scenario.
  • the apparatus includes: an activation unit, configured to activate an RT line and a CO line; a first obtaining unit, configured to obtain a line noise of the CO line as a first line noise; a second obtaining unit, configured to obtain a line noise of the RT line as a second line noise; and a determination unit, configured to determine a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by the RT line onto the CO line to be: (the second line noise ⁇ the first line noise)/a transmit power spectral density of the RT line, where the transmit power spectral density of the RT line is known.
  • An embodiment of the present invention further provides a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation apparatus, for estimating a joint Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by all RT lines onto a CO line when at least one CO line and at least one RT line exist.
  • the apparatus includes: a setting unit, configured to set a predetermined silence line noise of all lines; a control unit, configured to control all RT lines so that all the RT lines have the same transmit power spectral density; an obtaining unit, configured to activate all the lines, and obtain a line noise of a CO line as a first line noise; and a determination unit, configured to determine a joint Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by all the RT lines onto the CO line to be (the first line noise ⁇ the predetermined silence line noise)/the transmit power spectral density of the RT lines.
  • the Far-End Crosstalk channel can be estimated quickly only through simple line control operations with no need of an additional test device or collection of massive statistic information for a long period of time.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of Far-End Crosstalk in a CO/RT two-line pair scenario
  • FIG. 2 shows a reference model of Dynamic Spectrum Management (DSM) in the prior art
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation method according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation method according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of an apparatus for estimating a Far-End Crosstalk channel according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of an apparatus for estimating a Far-End Crosstalk channel according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of an apparatus for estimating a Far-End Crosstalk channel according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 shows a schematic block diagram of a Spectrum Management Center (SMC) according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • SMC Spectrum Management Center
  • FIG. 10 shows a schematic block diagram of a DSL system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation method 300 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the method 300 is applicable to a two-line pair (or two-line) scenario. It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the Far-End Crosstalk imposed by an RT line onto a CO line affects the performance most seriously. Therefore, the estimation of the Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by the RT line onto the CO line is of great significance for avoiding, eliminating, or mitigating the impact of crosstalk. In view of this, the method 300 is specifically described below with the estimation of the Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by the RT line onto the CO line in a CO/RT two-line pair scenario shown in FIG. 1 as an example.
  • the method 300 may be used to estimate the Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by a line onto another line in a scenario of any two line pair.
  • the method 300 estimates the Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by the CO line onto the RT line based on a line noise (LN) feedback.
  • LN line noise
  • the method includes the following steps.
  • Step S 310 Activate a CO line independently when no interference exists; and obtain a line noise LN co no — xtalk of the CO line after the activation succeeds.
  • the line noise LN co no — xtalk of the CO line is a Gaussian white noise, and may be expressed as:
  • ⁇ co 2 is a power spectral density of the Gaussian white noise of the CO line in case of independent activation.
  • Step S 320 Activate both an RT line and the CO line, and obtain a line noise LN co with — xtalk of the CO line after the activation succeeds.
  • the line noise LN co with — xtalk of the CO line includes information about the Far-End Crosstalk imposed by the RT line onto the CO line, and may be expressed as:
  • H co,rt represents a Far-End Crosstalk channel function imposed by the RT line onto the CO line
  • S rt represents a transmit power spectral density of the RT line
  • S rt is known and controllable.
  • Step S 330 Determine the Far-End Crosstalk channel function H co,rt imposed by the RT line onto the CO line according to results obtained in steps S 310 and S 320 . Specifically, Formulas (2) and (3) are combined to obtain:
  • the line noise, the Gaussian white noise, the Far-End Crosstalk channel function, and the transmit power spectral density mentioned in foregoing description are all related to frequency.
  • the Far-End Crosstalk channel function at a specific frequency, multiple frequencies, or the whole frequency band can be estimated through the method 300 as required.
  • the line noise in the method 300 can absolutely be obtained by using an existing device, for example, an existing DSL chipset in the industry, without adding a test device. Therefore, through the method 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the Far-End Crosstalk channel in the CO/RT two-line pair scenario can be estimated quickly only through simple line control operations, with no need of an additional test device or collection of massive statistic information for a long period of time.
  • a second embodiment of the present invention provides another Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation method, in which the CO line needs to be activated only once.
  • the lines are under the same temperature condition and suffer from the same Radio Frequency Interference (RFI), which make all the lines have a similar background noise. That is to say, under the condition of independent activation, the line noise of an RT line is substantially equal to the line noise of a CO line.
  • RPI Radio Frequency Interference
  • the line noise of an RT line is substantially equal to the line noise of a CO line.
  • the line noise of the RT line when both the CO line and the RT line are activated is equal to the line noise of the CO line under the condition that the CO line is activated independently. Such an approximation is practical in practical application.
  • FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation method 400 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the method 400 is applicable to a CO/RT two-line pair scenario. As shown in FIG. 4 , the method includes the following steps.
  • Step S 410 Activate an RT line and a CO line simultaneously. Perform steps S 420 and S 430 after the activation succeeds.
  • Step S 420 Obtain a line noise LN co with — xtalk of the RT line.
  • Step S 430 Obtain a line noise LN co with — xtalk of the CO line.
  • LN co with — xtalk includes information about the crosstalk imposed by the RT line onto the CO line, and may be expressed as:
  • H co,rt represents a Far-End Crosstalk channel function imposed by the RT line onto the CO line.
  • the value of H co,rt is a constant.
  • S rt represents a transmit power spectral density of the RT line, and S rt is known and controllable.
  • Step S 440 Determine a value of the Far-End Crosstalk channel function H co,rt imposed by the RT line onto the CO line according to results obtained in steps S 420 and S 430 .
  • the line noise of the RT line under the condition of independent activation is equal to the line noise of the CO line
  • the line noise of the RT line under the condition that both the RT line and the CO line are activated is equal to the line noise of the CO line under the condition of independent activation, namely:
  • the line noise, the Far-End Crosstalk channel function, and the transmit power spectral density mentioned in foregoing description are all related to frequency.
  • the Far-End Crosstalk channel function at a specific frequency, multiple frequencies, or the whole frequency band can be estimated through the method 400 as required.
  • the Far-End Crosstalk channel in the CO/RT two-line pair scenario can be estimated quickly through much more simple line control operations, with no need of an additional test device or collection of massive statistic information for a long period of time.
  • approximation is involved in the method 400 , the error caused by the approximation is tolerable.
  • the Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation methods according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention are intended for a CO/RT two-line pair scenario. However, the methods may also be expanded to apply in a CO/RT multi-line pair scenario including multiple CO lines and multiple RT lines which are in the same line bundle.
  • FIG. 5 shows a FEXT channel estimation method 500 applicable to a CO/RT multi-line pair scenario according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5 , the method includes the following steps.
  • Step S 510 Set a proper noise as an alternative of a silence line noise of all lines.
  • the proper noise is referred to as a predetermined silence line noise PSD initial below.
  • the predetermined silence line noise may be set in different ways. The following gives an exemplary method of setting the predetermined silence line noise.
  • the predetermined silence line noise is determined based on information of the line noises. For example, a minimum line noise in all the line noises is selected as the predetermined silence line noise; however the present invention is not limited thereto. A line noise next to the minimum line noise may be selected as the predetermined silence line noise; or several minimum line noises are selected, and averaged as the predetermined silence line noise.
  • Another exemplary method of setting the predetermined silence line noise is: instead of obtaining a line noise, directly selecting a properly sized noise power spectral density (such as, ⁇ 140 dBm/Hz) as the predetermined silence line noise. It is known to those skilled in the art that the value of the predetermined silence line noise is related to frequency.
  • the method of setting the predetermined silence line noise is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention, the predetermined silence line noise of all the line may be determined by using other methods.
  • Step S 520 Control all RT lines so that all the RT lines have the same transmit power spectral density.
  • PSD rt is used to represent the transmit power spectral density of the RT lines.
  • Step S 530 Activate all the lines, including the RT lines and CO lines; and measure a line noise of a CO line after the activation succeeds.
  • the measured line noise of the CO line is an addition of crosstalk information imposed by the RT lines onto the CO line and the line noise of the CO line under the condition of independent activation, and is expressed as:
  • H co,rt cmb is a joint Far-End Crosstalk channel function, and indicates the Far-End Crosstalk imposed by all the RT lines onto the CO line;
  • LN co no — xtalk is a line noise of the CO line under the condition of independent activation, and is replaced by the predetermined silence line noise PSD initial determined in step S 510 in this embodiment.
  • Step S 540 Determine the joint Far-End Crosstalk channel function by Using the foregoing information:
  • the values of the predetermined silence line noise, the line noise, the joint Far-End Crosstalk channel function, and the transmit power spectral density mentioned in foregoing description are all related to frequency.
  • the joint Far-End Crosstalk channel function at a specific frequency, multiple frequencies, or the whole frequency band can be estimated through the method 500 as required.
  • the joint Far-End Crosstalk channel in the CO/RT multi-line pair scenario can be estimated quickly through simple line control operations with no need of an additional test device or collection of massive statistic information for a long period of time.
  • approximation is involved in the method 500 , the error caused by the approximation is tolerable.
  • the Far-End Crosstalk channel functions obtained according to the first to third embodiments of the present invention, and especially the joint Far-End Crosstalk channel function obtained according to the third embodiment are directly applicable to various spectrum optimization methods of DSM L 2 , to avoid, eliminate or mitigate the crosstalk between subscriber lines and enhance the line performance.
  • FIG. 6 is shows a block diagram of an apparatus 600 for estimating a Far-End Crosstalk channel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the apparatus 600 is configured to estimate a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by a first line onto a second line in a two-line pair scenario. As shown in FIG.
  • the apparatus 600 includes: a first obtaining unit 610 , configured to activate a first line independently, and obtain a line noise of the first line as a first line noise; a second obtaining unit 620 , configured to activate the first line and a second line, and obtain a line noise of the first line as a second line noise; and a determination unit 630 , configured to determine a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by the second line onto the first line to be: (the second line noise ⁇ the first line noise)/a transmit power spectral density of the second line, where the transmit power spectral density of the second line is known.
  • the first line may be a CO line
  • the second line may be an RT line.
  • FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of an apparatus 700 for estimating a Far-End Crosstalk channel in a CO/RT two-line pair scenario according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the apparatus 700 includes: an activating unit 710 , configured to activate an RT line and a CO line; a first obtaining unit 720 , configured to obtain a line noise of the CO line as a first line noise; a second obtaining unit 730 , configured to obtain a line noise of the RT line as a second line noise; and a determination unit 740 , configured to determine a Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by the RT line onto the CO line to be: (the second line noise ⁇ the first line noise)/a transmit power spectral density of the RT line, where the transmit power spectral density of the RT line is known.
  • FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of an apparatus 800 for estimating a joint Far-End Crosstalk channel in a CO/RT multi-line pair scenario according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the apparatus 800 includes: a setting unit 810 , configured to set a predetermined silence line noise of all lines; a control unit 820 , configured to control all RT lines so that all the RT lines have the same transmit power spectral density; an obtaining unit 830 , configured to activate all the lines, and obtain a line noise of a CO line as a first line noise; and a determination unit 840 , configured to determine a joint Far-End Crosstalk channel function imposed by all the RT lines onto the CO line to be: (the first line noise ⁇ the predetermined silence line noise)/the transmit power spectral density of the RT lines.
  • the Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation apparatuses 600 , 700 , and 800 may be set on an SMC.
  • the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • those skilled in the art can absolutely, according to practical demands, set the apparatuses 600 , 700 , and 800 on other suitable network devices in a DSL network system; or set the apparatuses 600 , 700 , and 800 on multiple network devices in a distributed way.
  • FIG. 9 shows a schematic block diagram of an SMC 900 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the SMC 900 has a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation module 910 , configured to estimate a joint Far-End Crosstalk channel imposed by all RT lines onto a CO line when at least one Central Office (CO) line and at least one Remote Terminal (RT) line exist.
  • CO Central Office
  • RT Remote Terminal
  • the Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation module 910 includes: a setting unit 920 , configured to set a predetermined silence line noise of all lines; a control unit 930 , configured to control all the RT lines so that all the RT lines have the same transmit power spectral density; an obtaining unit 940 , configured to control and activate all the lines, and obtain a line noise of the CO line as a first line noise; and a determination unit 950 , configured to determine the joint Far-End Crosstalk channel function imposed by all the RT lines onto the CO line to be: (the first line noise ⁇ the predetermined silence line noise)/the transmit power spectral density of the RT lines.
  • FIG. 10 shows a schematic block diagram of a DSL system 1000 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the DSL system 1000 may include multiple DSL Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) 1100 - 1 to 1100 -N.
  • the DSLAMs are configured to implement multiplexing of multiple DSL lines.
  • Multiple Customer Premises Equipment CPE 1010 to 1040 are respectively connected to a DSLAM 1100 through a corresponding twisted pair 1011 , 1021 , 1031 , or 1041 (that is, a line pair, which is referred to as a DSL line below).
  • the DSL lines 1011 , 1021 , 1031 , and 1041 may be located in the same line bundle, and include at least one CO line and at least one RT line.
  • the Spectrum Management Center 1200 is connected to the DSLAM 1100 - 1 to 1100 -N, and is configured to perform network management and control.
  • the Spectrum Management Center 1200 may include a Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation module 1210 .
  • the Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation module 1210 may be a module corresponding to the apparatus 800 .
  • the Far-End Crosstalk channel estimation module corresponding to the apparatus 600 , 700 , or 800 may also be distributed on the Spectrum Management Center 1200 and the DSLAM; or distributed on other network devices in the DSL system in other manners.
  • the conventional Far-End Crosstalk channel test method requires the change of certain functions of a transceiver, or the addition of a test device, which increases the complexity and cost; or even if no additional test is needed, statistics about the transmit power and Signal-to-Noise Ratio need to be transmitted for a long period of time, which is not practical.
  • a real Far-End Crosstalk channel function can be estimated quickly only through simple line control operations, with no need to change the functions of the transceiver or add additional test, and no need of massive statistic information or a long period of waiting time.
  • the software module may be located in a Random Access Memory (RAM), a memory, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), an electrically programmable ROM, an electrically erasable programmable ROM, a register, a hard disk, a moveable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other storage media well-known in the art.
  • RAM Random Access Memory
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  • electrically programmable ROM an electrically erasable programmable ROM
  • register a register
  • hard disk a hard disk
  • a moveable disk a CD-ROM

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